From the BBC:

Green groups have welcomed the creation of a new energy and climate department in Gordon Brown's government reshuffle.

Ed Miliband will head the new department, and will join his elder brother David around the Cabinet table.

Previously, the UK's energy policy and climate strategy has been divided between two separate government teams.

From The Globe and Mail:

The commodities sector, which has been the main driver of Canada's economic strength and a buffer against the subprime woes of the United States, imploded yesterday, stoking fears that Canada can no longer outrun the global financial crisis.

Man on Wire and Patti Smith: Dream of Life.

Times and whatnot at the Royal's MySpace page.

Globe and Mail columnist Russell Smith wonders if CBC burbling about "diversity" and "accessibility" -- part of but not necessarily stemming exclusively from l'affaire Mallick -- is code for populist dumbing down and pandering to conservative critics.